Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 2.1 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Poland, you would:
pay 28.0% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN34.24
|
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN28.80
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.73
|
$2.17
VUV258
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.44
|
$1.74
VUV207
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Poland
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.57
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.53
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.05
|
$8.02
VUV953
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.18
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.70
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.68
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.73
|
$0.92
VUV109
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.93
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.39
|
$2.26
VUV268
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.37
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN1.98
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
|
pay 5.9% less for transportation
Poland
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN24.76
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN115.39
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN118,767.32
|
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.12
|
$7.34
VUV871
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Poland
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN57.56
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,316.31
|
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,881.58
|
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN743.30
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay 25.6% more for childcare
Poland
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,182.12
|
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,258.92
|
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
|
pay 81.1% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.45
|
$4.63
VUV549
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN11.78
|
$5.11
VUV607
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.14
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN124.00
|
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.01
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
|
pay 5.5% more for clothing
Poland
|
Vanuatu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN299.15
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN144.98
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN319.19
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN360.13
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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